The document discusses how a media product represents particular social groups. It uses images of teenagers aged 15-18 of both genders who are students aspiring to be a pop band from a working class family. The technical features of the main image include using a plain indoor background to look professional and outfits/poses that show the subjects are friends interacting with the audience. Slightly different images are used for the contents page featuring females within the target age range and appearing like the stereotypical audience. These representation choices were made to appeal to the target audience, satisfy the producer, show the pop genre, increase sales by looking like other pop magazines, and show the target age group.

1. How does your
media product
represent
particular social
groups?

2. I have used an image with
models of my typical target
audience.
• Teenagers between 15-18
• Both genders
• Students, expiring to be a pop
band
• From a working class family
Stereotypical to other pop
music magazines as both use
bright colours, happy positive
people in image. Focused on
the people in the image.

3. To make my image represent my
social group I have used certain
technical features which include:
• Location- inside on a plain
background, to give a more
professional look.
• Mise-en-scene (outfits, makeup,
body language, colour and
lighting)- simple clothes with
some bright colours, close
together to show they are all
friends, looking at the camera
to interact with the audience.
• Shot type – Wide shot.
• Camera angle- Eye level.
•

4. For the contents page I use
slightly different images to
represent my social group.
• Ages within my target
audience.
• Both female as more of my
target audience is
female, plus the features
they both link to are more
female oriented.
• Shot type- Medium close-
up.
• They both look like my
stereotypical audience.

5. I did this because:
• It appeals to my target audience
• To satisfy the producer
• To show the pop genre
• So the magazine will sell
• It makes my magazine look like other
stereotypical pop magazines
• It shows that the magazine is for my target age
group.

6. I did this because:
• It appeals to my target audience
• To satisfy the producer
• To show the pop genre
• So the magazine will sell
• It makes my magazine look like other
stereotypical pop magazines
• It shows that the magazine is for my target age
group.